At that moment, Gu Yue noticed Tang Wulin and walked over. "Wulin, you're awake!"
"Mm!" Tang Wulin nodded lightly and asked, "How long has it been? Why hasn't Xie Xie woken up yet?"
Gu Yue shook her head. "I don't know exactly how long. I woke up only about half a minute before you did. I guess the order in which we wake up is related to our spiritual power."
"Is that so?" Tang Wulin's gaze suddenly fell on the red wristband now around his wrist. "This must be the distress signal device the staff mentioned."
"Ugh—ah~"
Xie Xie, who was lying on the ground, stretched lazily and slowly opened his eyes.
"Wulin, Gu Yue? Were you awake long before me?"
"Not really. We only just woke up too," Tang Wulin replied.
At that moment, a lump of white matter suddenly dropped onto Xie Xie's head.
Xie Xie touched his hair with a puzzled look, only to feel something wet, warm, and slightly sticky. He pinched off a little to inspect it, and his expression changed instantly.
"Damn it, what stupid bird took a crap on this young master's head?!"
Gu Yue raised her head toward the sky. A bird with colorful feathers had just flown over the three of them. She wanted to make out its appearance, but it was simply flying too high to see clearly.
"That was a thousand-year Color-Winged Bird, wasn't it? Are these three little fellows really that lucky? They encountered a thousand-year soul beast as soon as they entered the beginner-level Spirit Ascension Platform. But Color-Winged Birds are naturally timid. Otherwise, a soul beast with so little combat power would be easy prey for them," Shi Haotian said as he watched the large screen.
The screen displayed a live projection of Tang Wulin's group.